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The '''chroma''' (precisely the '''moschroma''') of a [[mos scale]] is the interval that is the difference between the large step and the small step in the scale. In particular, the chroma or '''chromatic semitone''' in the [[diatonic]] scale is the augmented unison, for example, the interval of C-C#. | |||
In staff notation, alteration by the chroma can be represented by the sharp (#) or flat (b), as is shown above. In [[TAMNAMS]], it should be noted that they are reserved exclusively for the diatonic scale, whereas mossharp (&) and mosflat (@) are used for other mos scales. | |||
Moving one note in a mos scale by a chroma leads to a [[modmos scale]] if the result is not just a transposition of the original mos scale. | Moving one note in a mos scale by a chroma leads to a [[modmos scale]] if the result is not just a transposition of the original mos scale. | ||
The [[Fokker block]], being a generalization of the mos scale to higher ranks, also has the concept of chroma. See [[Fokker block]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:MODMOS]] | [[Category:MODMOS]] | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 5 October 2022
The chroma (precisely the moschroma) of a mos scale is the interval that is the difference between the large step and the small step in the scale. In particular, the chroma or chromatic semitone in the diatonic scale is the augmented unison, for example, the interval of C-C#.
In staff notation, alteration by the chroma can be represented by the sharp (#) or flat (b), as is shown above. In TAMNAMS, it should be noted that they are reserved exclusively for the diatonic scale, whereas mossharp (&) and mosflat (@) are used for other mos scales.
Moving one note in a mos scale by a chroma leads to a modmos scale if the result is not just a transposition of the original mos scale.
The Fokker block, being a generalization of the mos scale to higher ranks, also has the concept of chroma. See Fokker block.